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I. J. SMITH. OVERHEAD WASHER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 5, 1907.

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Pafented Apr. 27, 1909.

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IRVING .TAY SMITH, OF NEW YORK, N z Y. ,'ASSIGN 0R TO I. J. 'SMITH MFG.CO.

OF NEW YORK. OVERHEAD wAsrrER.

, l 11 turn freely on the pipe 7 and their move- IRviNe J. SMITH, a jment is accelerated by means 0f the usual United States, and a residentof j balls or other anti-friction devices; New York, in the county of NewYork and l j The pipe 7 has next the disk`6 a cone 13 State of NewYork, have inventedV certain which rests against balls 14 which run inthe new and useful Improvements in Overhead l cup l5 held in the centerbore 0f the disklO Washers, of which the following is a specifil and asimilar cup 16 is also in said bore and cation. p c Y downwardlydisposed to contain balls 17 The object of my invention is to provide-anwhich run on a cone 18 that is supportedon article or device of thisclass that will be a collar 19 iixed on the pipe 7 by a set screw adated to be suspended above a vehicle j 20. ,A cone 21 is forced againstthe collar 19 whi e it is being washed and properly disl by balls 22that run in a cup 23 which is entribute both light and water, the formerby larged at its lower end to receive a packing means of a cluster oflamps, suitably mount- 24 and is screw threaded to receive and t ed andsupported by the washer, and the latcorresponding` threads on a collar25 of the ter by means of a pipe, suitablyinounted and disk 11. Theupper end ofthe collar 25 and connected. This object is accomplished bythe shoulder in the cup 23 are flared to force my invention as willappear below. the packing 24 against the pipe 7 as shown in For a moreparticular description of .my Fig. 2. invention, reference is to be hadto the ac- The cones and cups above described are all com anyingdrawingsforming a part hereof, concentrically mounted on the ipe 7 and in w `ch,l the packing 24 is forced sufficient y to forni a Figure 1 is a sideytight joint. By adjusting the collar 19 vand proved washer. Fig. 2 is asectional view the cup 23, aV proper position of all parts taken on theline 2-2 of Fig. V1 looking in the may be maintained and duecompensation direction of the arrow Fig. 3 is a sectional made for wear.view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, looking A stud` pifpe 26 extendsdownwardly from in the direction of the arrows. Fig. Liis simithetlireade bore of the disk 11 and on this lar to Fig. 1 except that theelectrical conpipe 26 is secured an elbow 27 from which exnections areshown. Figs. 5 and 6 are sec'- tends a horizontally disposed pipe 28which tional views taken on the'line 5*5 and 6 6, is supported by tierods 29 from one of the looking in the direction of the arrows. Fig.

bolts 12 to a bracket 30 near the free end of 7 shows a detail of theelectrical connections. the pipe 28. An elbow 31 connects the pi eThroughout the various views of the draw- '28.w1t a rubber hose or otherwater distri ings, similar reference characters designate uting means,not shown. The weight of the similar parts.

j pipey28 is counterbalanced by a wheel 32 My improved washer 1 isreferably susinounted in bearings 33 on the disk 10 oppopended from aceiling 2 by suitable brackets site the pipe28 and this wheel 32 runs onthe 3 which are held by bolts Lor-in any otherV lower surface of thedisk 6 at all times. This suitable way. A second set of bolts 5 fix avprevents any tension on the pipe 28 from disk 6 to the brackets 3 and apipe 7 is bending thepipe 7 or causing any binding on screwed in aholein the center thereof. This this pipe or any leakage through the jointpipe 7 has an elbow 8 screwed to its upper where the packing 24 islocated. end which acts as a lock nut and this elbow 8 j The disk 6 isconnected by a pipe 9 with any suitable I latedrings mountedthereonnumbered 35 and source of water supply. `The'pipe 7 extends l 36respectively, and these rings 35 and 36 vertically and downwardlythrough two havecontinual contactwith brushes 37 and disks 10 and11respectively,which are held in 38 mounted on the disk 110 andinsulated proper relation by means of suitable bolts 12. therefrom.These brushes 37 and 38 are connected to Wires 39 and 40 running downthe and nuts thereon. These disks 6, 10 and 1 1 are j l all of the samesize and parallel to each other tie rod 29 to any suitable illuminatingmeans, not shown. Conductors 41 and 42 charge at all times. The twolower disks 10 and 11 are supported by cups, balls and cones 0n the lthe rings 35 and 36 with electricity. Suitable guards 43 such as acylinder hung by pipe 7. Both the cups and the disks 10 and l No.919,970. Patented Aprile?, i909.

serial No. 400,757.

elevation of my imhastwo concentric and insuvinjury ,to -oneoper-atingthe washer. l

'Froin the foregoing itis obvious that the pipe 28 will always followthe movements of the operator in Washing a Vehicle and supply him withwater and the conductors will supl ply electricity for light and otherpurposes and the light will always be thrown where needed.

Having thus described my l claim lis,

l. nanoverhead washer, a top disk and l means for iixedly lholding thesame, a pipe k invention, what fixed in said disk, two ydisks rotativelymounted onsaid pipe and Vheld in lined relation by bolts, and La secondpipe connected withone of said disks.

.2. .lnanioverhead washer, a top disk and means .for 'iXedly .holdingthe same, a pipe iXed in said disk, two disks rotatively mountedzon saidpipe and held in 'lined relal tion =by yholding means, and ahorizontally l disposed pipe supported vfrom said disks. l

3. lnan overhead washer,.a top disk, two disksand means iorholding thesame in 'lixed relation, a ,pipe liXed on said top disk and passingthrough said two disks and-on which they are mounted, a horizontallydisposed pipe supported from said two disks and a wheel mounted on oneof said disks and running on said top disk to act as a counter weightfor said horizontally disposed pipe.

ln an overhead washer, a top disk and a pipe iiXed therein, two disks onsaid pipe and means for holding them in iixed relation, a "horizontallydisposed pipe supported by said two disks, conducting rings on said topdisk and brushes on one ol' the other disks which engage said rings.

5. in a washer, a top disk, a pipe ixed therein, a pair of disks on saidpipo and means for holding them in `lixed relation, a horizontallydisposed pipe supported hy said two disks, electrical contacts betweensaid top disk and one of the others, and means to guard said electricalconnections.

Signed at New York in the county olI Non' York and State of New York.

llVlNG JAY SMl'lll.

Witnesses 1 DAVID Rini), 0. E. EDWARDS, Jr.

